Teachers divided over medical scheme deal

General Secretary, trade unions congress of Kenya, Wilson Sossion gestures during a press briefing at the organizations office in Nairobi. He affirmed that in the spirit of brotherhood, they had embraced the hand of friendship and for once, they will share a joint platform and celebrate the international day of workers-the Labour Day together with the central organization of trade unions (COTU) at Uhuru Park. [PHOTO/Mbugua Kibera/STANDARD]

Debate is raging among the country’s 280,000 teachers over their medical scheme after The Standard published rival offers from National Health Insurance Fund and a private insurer.

On Friday, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) signed Sh5.9 billion deal with AoN Insurance to provide medical cover to teachers, but uncertainty still reigns as teachers question whether they are really getting value for their money compared to the NHIF offer.